Brooklyn building fell into adjacent construction pit, ABC reports

Aaron Katersky describes workers trapped in the collapse as firefighters search the rubble by hand after dark.

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Crews search for survivors after building collapse in Brooklyn

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1:21Katersky reports that the building collapsed into an adjacent construction pit, trapping workers.
1:54Four workers had been hospitalized, including one in critical condition, according to this early report.
3:26Firefighters from across Brooklyn assist, clearing debris with hand tools, buckets and flashlights.
5:37Katersky says crews will keep digging until they are certain everyone is accounted for.

A Brooklyn building collapsed into an adjacent construction pit, trapping construction workers, according to ABC News correspondent Aaron Katersky. The report adds details about the workers caught in the collapse to the aerial scenes of firefighters searching the wreckage.

In this early live coverage, Katersky reports that four workers had been taken to the hospital, including one in critical condition. ABC subsequently reported at least one death in its November 11 World News Tonight broadcast.

The collapse occurred at Bedford Avenue and Flatbush Avenue, with the first emergency call coming shortly after 4 p.m., Katersky says. The footage shows dozens of firefighters working through exposed rubble as daylight fades, their headlamps illuminating the search.

Crews use hand tools, buckets and flashlights to remove debris. Katersky explains that search dogs could be brought in if needed, but firefighters are digging by hand and will continue until everyone is accounted for. "The first priority is always going to be life," he says.

In a separate follow-up, ABC also carries a husband's account of his relief after his pregnant wife was pulled alive from the rubble.

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